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as in traps
a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise
you fell for my clever snare, you fool!
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as in tangles
something that catches and holds
someday you'll find that your lies are a snare from which you can't escape
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as in nets
to catch or hold as if in a net
easily distracted by any bright object that snared his eye
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as in grabs
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly
campers trying to snare brook trout for supper
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Recent Examples of snares
Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
But those Prince-like snares are rounded out with a full string orchestra of Swedish musicians.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
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In other parts of the state, hoop nets and crab snares may be used.
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Maybe Deandre Ayton snares his first signature Lakers moment.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for snares
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The report stated that an inspector went to the store to investigate and learned that managers were aware of a rodent problem and had traps beneath the shelves.—
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For best results, install traps along walls, under appliances, and in other dark corners where mice are active and check the traps daily so mice don’t stay confined for long.—
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But the seven-member volunteer commission — long expected to take the reins from OPD’s federal overseers — still seems to be struggling to gain footing within Oakland’s complex bureaucratic tangles.—
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In the clip, the actress jumped into a pool in a string bikini and demonstrated how to get pesky tangles out of one’s hair with her brand’s Glossing Detangler.—
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But as the ball arrives the defender grabs the jersey with the right hand and pulls the defender down.—
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As one officer grabs at her door handle, a third officer who had circled to the front of the SUV from the opposite side draws his gun.—
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In basic multiplayer fashion, there are bottlenecked spaces for ambushes, and everything loops together just fine for flanking.—
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Aside from games like volleyball and dominoes, Gach says some children stage fake ambushes on one another while pretending to be government forces or rebel fighters.—
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This transit can also expose hidden motives in relationships, financial entanglements and even regarding our sense of self-worth.—
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For example, in California, the limit is three entanglements of humpback whales before triggering a calendar-year closure of commercial fishing; the MMPA changes could raise that limit to 30 entanglements, Shester said.—
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Australian Geographic reports that the bird catches prey midair during hunting.—
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Despite these close ties, the identity of the murderer catches her completely by surprise.—
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Fred Johnson, Darius Cooper and Jalyx Hunt traded their helmets for hair nets Monday night inside the MANNA Nutrition Center in Center City.—
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Broadcast nets regularly use big NFL games to platform new and returning series.—
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The ribbed-trim detailing already sets it apart, while the subtle shaping at the waist snatches every figure.—
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Annahstasia, Tether Annahstasia Enuke’s voice — by turns a breathily bassy and sweetly soaring instrument — snatches you sideways across time.—
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“Snares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snares. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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